CHEEKY Lewis Hamilton went on a spy mission peering into Red Bull’s garage on the first day of pre-season testing in Barcelona.
The seven-time British world champion was spotted in the pit-lane examining Red Bull’s car for the 2022 season.
Hooded Hamilton strolled down the pit-line peering into garages looking at his rivals’ cars
Hamilton was checking out all of the garages in the pit-lane – including the Williams team
Hamilton was eager to scope out the competition and get a glimpse of the RB18 at the first opportunity at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
He also took a look at most of the other teams during his stroll, in which he wore a hood and a mask and a long coat.
The Brit is hungry to clinch his record-breaking EIGHTH world title after cruelly missing out on the last lap in Abu Dhabi last season.
The FIA controversially cleared the cars between Hamilton and Verstappen under a safety car, allowing the Dutchman to have a clear run on Hamilton with fresh tyres to clinch his first championship.
This dramatic Grand Prix led to a social media blackout from Hamilton for over two months, which led to questions regarding whether or not he would walk away from the sport.
But Hamilton ended silence with the message: “I’ve Been Gone. Now I’m Back!”
The Brit confessed he had lost faith in the sport after the debacle which led to race director Michael Masi being axed from his role by the FIA.
He said: “It was obviously a difficult time for me to be honest. I just unplugged. I switched off.
“I think that firstly, one side of it is I deserve to be able to switch off at the end of the year anyway.
“I had my family around me, which was a rare occasion for us all to be together, and I just focused on being present with them.
“Obviously it took time to digest what had happened, which is still difficult to fully understand everything.
“But what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, so I put my focus into training, getting healthy and enjoying the time off.”
